State’s only female baseball coach has Black Raiders embracing both fun and fundamentals early in season.
Drew Bonifant
Staff Writer
Drew Bonifant covers sports for the Press Herald, with beats in high school football, basketball and baseball. He was previously part of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel sports team. A New Hampshire native and 2010 graduate of Northeastern University, he came to Maine in September 2016 after four years at the Concord Monitor, where he covered NASCAR, University of New Hampshire hockey and high schools and won a NH Press Association award for his work. He also worked for two years as a college co-op at the Patriot Ledger in Quincy, Mass. An avid golfer, frequent skier and consumer of sports, movie and music trivia, he’s a fan of the New England Patriots, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Flyers and Miami Heat – and yes, he’s aware of how random those teams seem.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Baseball: Small ball, strong pitching leads Lawrence past Cony
Bulldogs do work on basepaths to back excellent outing from Logan Carpenter and hand Rams first loss.
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Posted inSoftball, Sports, Varsity Maine
After championship season, the Hall-Dale softball team looks to write the sequel
Bulldogs eager for encore with nearly full lineup back from last year’s Class C title run.
Posted inSoftball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Softball: After nearly yearlong battle with cancer, Maranacook’s Alexis Michaud is back on field
Junior recovers from chordoma and spinal fusion surgery to return as pitcher for Black Bears.
Posted inSidelines, Sports
Sidelines: With Patriots’ first-round pick, ‘In Bill We Trust’ faces another test
Going deep down the board to take Chattanooga’s Strange is a head-scratcher, Drew Bonifant writes.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
High school notebook: Adjustments at the plate lead to success for Cony baseball
Gardiner swings hot bats en route to good start; Madison softball is on a roll; Winthrop girls track impressing in early going.
Posted inSports, Uncategorized
Golf: Courses continuing to see boost in business two years after start of pandemic
Shutdowns and restrictions brought people to the golf course, and they’ve been sticking around in the time since.
Posted inSoftball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Dominant Sage Reed pitches Lawrence softball team past Winslow
Junior strikes out 16 in season-opening victory over Black Raiders.
Posted inBoys Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys lacrosse: Reloaded Messalonskee looking sharp in early going
Eagles, coming off trip to semifinals, show strength on offense and defense while handling Gardiner.
Posted inSidelines, Softball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Sidelines: Skowhegan softball goes into season with championship core
As defending champions, and with field hockey and basketball success behind them as well, River Hawks are accustomed to winning, Drew Bonifant writes.